Shigeru K

Shigeru K was born in Tokyo in 1959. In childhood, he saw some comics by Osamu Tezuka and was influenced by him. He was also greatly influenced by his older brother who had the ambition to be an artist and used to draw illustrations and sketches. He was fascinated by the picture of Millet, Andrew Wyeth, Hiroshige Utagawa, and Norman Rockwell. But he had no choice of making his living by becoming an artist. After he graduated from university, he got married, had his family and had worked as a teacher for 30 years. As time passed by and his children got independent and started their own lives, Shigeru made up his mind to take early retirement for being an artist. In his world, the main characters are usually people, daily life, and natural landscapes, all of which are praise for human and nature. Happiness exists in people’s daily life and it is beautiful. People are deeply impressed by the beauty of nature. He wants to express the feeling of happiness and the great impression in his artworks. He illustrates digital pictures with simple colors and a great impact. He believes that, through his artworks, many people can share his happy world with him.

He applied for “The Gift of Chance!” (the supplement to the book “What They Don't Teach You About Becoming an Artist in School” by Arisa Itami) in December 2014. He exhibited in Ouchi Gallery’s 10th 100 artists Exhibition “Tokyo” in June 2015, JCAT SHOWCASE-Group Exhibition- in March 2016, 1st Solo Exhibition in November 2016, Ouchi Gallery’s 11th 100 artists Exhibition “Home” in February 2017, 2nd Solo Exhibition in April 2017 ( in Ouchi Gallery) , The International Biennial of Mantova(Italy) in November 2017 , JCAT SHOWCASE- Group Exhibition “Japanism”- in January 2018 (in One Art Space, NY) and Dolomite Art Fair in February 2018 (Italy). He was awarded the International Prize LEONARDO DA VINCI-the Universal Artist in January 2018 ( in Florence, Italy), the International Prize of NATIONS-Tribute to TIZIANO in March 2018 (in Venice) and the International Prize RAFFAELLO in May 2018 (in Bologna). He exhibited in Rosso Cinabro Gallery (Rome), the International Art Exhibition "Segnalati" (Rome) in July 2018 and JCAT [WE] Summer Exhibition 2018(NY) in August 2018.  He was awarded the International Prize CARAVAGGIO (Milano) and exhibited in Amsterdam Whitney Gallery (NY) in December 2018. He was awarded the International Prize Botticelli (Florence) and exhibited in JCAT SHOWCASE "Smiley Exhibition"(NY) in February 2019.　He was awarded the International Prize MICHELANGELO(Rome) in July and exhibited in MANTOVA ARTEXPO 2019 in June and Florence Biennale 2019 in October.